1. Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
   "They kept a pet coney in a hutch";
   - rabbit, cony
    
2. Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
   "coneys are known for their high-pitched calls in mountain habitats";
   - pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, cony
    
3. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
   "Despite its small size, the coney is more closely related to elephants than to rodents";
   - hyrax, cony, dassie, das, daman
    
4. Black-spotted usually dusky-coloured fish with reddish fins
   "The coney is commonly found around Caribbean coral reefs";
   - Epinephelus fulvus

Derived forms: coneys

Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, gnawing mammal, groper [Austral, NZ], grouper, lagomorph, leporid, leporid mammal, placental, placental mammal

Part of: Epinephelus, family Ochotonidae, family Procaviidae, genus Epinephelus, Ochotonidae, Procaviidae, warren

Encyclopedia: Coney, Georgia